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| What nickname was given to the 20s referring to exaggerated media hype? | ballyhoo |
| What nickname was given to the Twenties making reference to how wild the times were? | Roaring Twenties |
| What did the 18th Amendment do? | banned alcohol |
| What was the first Presidential election women were allowed to vote in? | 1920 |
| What would best characterize Harding's administration? | scandals/corruption |
| What administration was very similar to Hardings? Who got Harding into trouble? | Grant/his poker playing buddies in gov't positions |
| What nickname was given to Harding's poker playing buddies who got him in trouble? How did this differ from Grant? | "Ohio Gang"/It was Grant's wife's relatives |
| What were the Washington Conferences? | agreement by USA, GB, France, Japan, Italy to reduce capital ships |
| What was the Dawes Plan? | loaned Germany money to pay back the Allies |
| What happened to Harding? | died of heart attack; was "zero year" President |
| Who replaced Harding? | Calvin Coolidge |
| Describe Calvin Coolidge. What was his nickname? | quiet, thrifty, honest/ "Silent Cal" |
| Who won the Presidency in 1928? | Herbert Hoover |
| What political party were all the Presidents of the 20s? | Republican |
| What happened October 29, 1929? | "Black Tuesday"/day the stock market crashed |
| Who was President when the Great Depression started? | Hoover |
| What were "speak easies"? | illegal bars where drinking, gambling took place (50,000 in NYC) |
| Who was Al Capone? What happened to him? | ganster who ran Chicago/convicted for tax evasion |
| What were the popular dances of the 20s? | Charleston, Black Bottom |
| What was the "bob"? | short haircut for girls |
| What were flappers & cake eaters? | wild girls & wild boys |
| Who is perhaps the most famous baseball player of all time? | Babe Ruth |
| What great baseball player batted .424 for the Cardinals? | Rogers Hornsby |
| What famous football coach for Notre Dame said, "let's win one for the Gipper."? | Knute Rockne |
| What great running back played for University of Illinois? | Red Grange |
| What was Hoover's platform in 1928? | "dry" |
| Who was the most famous tennis player of the 20s? | Big Bill Tilden |
| What two heavyweight boxers were the most famous in the 20s? | Jack Dempsey & Gene Tunney |
| What was the famous racehorse? | Man O War |
| What actor did all the girls go crazy over, but died tragically? | Rudy Valentino |
| What was the first complete motion picture (no sound)? | The Great Train Robbery |
| Who was the most famous actress from the 20s? | Mary Pickford |
| What was the first "Talkie"? | The Jazz Singer |
| Who invented the radio? Who was the first radio "DJ"? | Marconi/ Dr. Conrad |
| What famous music came out of Harlem (NYC)? | jazz |
| What famous black trumpet player gained fame in the 20s? | Louis Armstrong |
| What nickname did the Model T have? | "Tin Lizzy" |
| What writer with Idaho connections wrote "For Whom the Bell Tolls?" | Ernest Hemingway |
| What nickname was given to the fear of communism spreading? What organization was trying to spread communism? | "Red Scare"/ Comintern |
| What two Italian immigrants were possibly executed for a crime they didn't commit? | Sacco & Vanzetti |
| Who was the biology teacher in the Monkey Trial? | John Scopes |
| Describe the farming situation in the 20s. | incomes bad throughout 20s;low prices because of overproduction |
| In general, how were immigrants treated? What were people worried about? | immigrants faced a lot of prejudice; Americans afraid New Immigrants would bring communism |
| What law cut immigration to 3% of those presently in USA? | Emergency Quota Act |
| True-False. The National Origins Act favored immigrants from North & West Europe. | True |
| What was the "Noble Experiment"? | 18th Amendment; banning of alcohol |
| What are "hams"? | radio operators |
| Who was "Lindy"? | Charles Lindbergh |
| What characterized Jack Dempsey? | small for a heavyweight |
| Who went on strike in Seattle? in Boston? | dock workers/policemen |
| Who was blamed for strikes in the U.S.? | communists |
| What qualified Harding to be President? | he looked like a President |
| How much did a Model T cost? What color did it come in? | $300. / only black |
| What changed industry the most during this time? (used by Henry Ford) | assembly line |
| What was the Boy Scout motto? | "be prepared" |
| Who were the two lawyers in the Scopes Trial? | Clarence Darrow/William Jennings Bryan |
| What little fellow (actor) was called "Charlie"? | Charlie Chaplin |
| Who was Bobby Jones? | famous golfer |
| What area of New York represents economic prosperity? | Wall Street |
| Where was the capital of Jazz? | Harlem |
| What new consumer concept came on the scenes in the 20s? | buying on credit |
| How did city values differ from rural values? | much looser values in cities |
| Why did Republicans keep winning the Presidency in th 20s? | the economy was good |
| What was Harding's platform in 1920? | "Return to Normalcy" |
| What was the Democratic platform in 1920? | join the League of Nations |
| What was Coolidge's platform in 1924? | "Keep Cool With Coolidge" |
| What was the Democratic platform in 1924? | critize Republicans for Harding's scandals |
| What was the Democratic platform in 1928? | "Wet" |
